When Devina Johnson was murdered in August 2011, it was thought that the gunmen targeted her and fled. However, when two suspects appeared in court, it was revealed that Devina may have been the unintended target of gang violence. It was nearly standing room only inside the courtroom where the case against Tracey Wooten, Jr. and Tristian Rodriguez-Shelly was presented.

It's alleged that the two are part of the "Blood" gang. Omaha Police Sergeant Donald Ficenec was the only witness to be called to the stand. Prosecutors outlined events that led up to the deadly shooting through police interviews with two witnesses, one of those being Riley Griffey, a known Crip, who told detectives he saw the shooting unfold in front of him.

Detectives say that Tristian and Tracey came out of the back alley along 36th Avenue between two houses with their guns drawn; they were looking to the north and to the west. Their intended target was Riley, however, Devina was caught in the cross hairs of the gang feud. Tristian tried to fire his .22 pistol but it jammed. Tracey did fire three shots, one of them hitting Devina in the heart and killing her as she sat inside a car.

Police took a report of a witness who said they saw a powder blue van leaving the shooting scene driving "erratically." After canvassing the neighborhood, investigators were lead to Metro Community College in north Omaha. They found surveillance video that matched the description of the van. They were able to identify the van itself because of two missing hubcaps on the driver's side.

The other witness police interviewed is the man who is identified as the driver of that van. Charges against Demonte Jackson have not been filed. Though he was cooperative, police say the driver of the getaway vehicle changed the details of what happened several times.